– Thelonious Monk Nonet – Live In Paris – ORTF, Paris – Nov. 3, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A few notes from the legendary and inimitable Thelonious Monk this morning. Recorded live in Paris by the ORTF (Radio France before the big change) on November 3rd of
– Keziah Jones – live at Nova Sessions, Paris – September 27, 2013 – Radio France FIP – Gettin’ ready for the weekend with a taste of Keziah Jones in session from Paris on September 2013. Keziah Jones (originally Olufemi Sanyaolu) is a Nigerian Singer-Songwriter and purveyor of Blu-Funk, a
Them Crooked Vultures – live at Canal Plus Studios, Paris – December 4, 2009 – RFI – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Them Crooked Vultures this morning. Variously referred to as The Millennium’s first supergroup, this get-together between Foo Fighters Dave Grohl, Queens of The New Stone Age‘s Josh Homme
After the initial shock of invasion came the scramble to take sides. Italy pledged alliance with Germany. France and Britain declared alliance with Poland. Portugal claimed neutrality. The sides were lining up. Meanwhile, the German Army had crossed into Poland and was taking prisoners. This second day of hostilities in
Skip The Use in concert at l’Olympia in Paris from 2012 to end up the working week. Not that long ago, if you were a band from Continental Europe, you’d have a hard time getting arrested looking for a label deal, or even a pair of willing ears, in the
– The Mothers Of Invention – Live at l’Olympia Paris – October 26, 1968 – ORTF, Paris – I ran across this concert a few years ago and hadn’t heard it in a while. Anyone who is a fan of the Uncle Meat period of Frank Zappa and The Mothers
Can – Live at Lyon, France – January 17, 1976 – Band soundboard. One of my all-time favorite bands of all time this morning. Can were part of that initial wave of Progressive music to come out of Europe in the early 1970s. Initially raw and spontaneous, and featuring at
Back to basics this week with a concert by the venerable Orchestre National de France under the direction of Manlio Benzi, recorded by the equally venerable Radio France at l’Theatre de Champs Elyseés on May 26, 2011. Pretty straight-forward with a performance of Schubert’s Symphony Number 3 – The Fantasia
Jimmy Smith – Live in Paris – Recorded in 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Jimmy Smith in concert for this late Sunday evening. The man who turned the world on to the Jazz possibilities of the Hammond B-3 and created an undisputed link between Soul and Jazz improvisation
Well, now that Festival season is up and rolling, adjusting schedules, setting timers, studying lineups and crossing fingers that the multi-tasking doesn’t overload the computer has become a full-time task. But seriously, it’s worth it. This year promises to be a wall-to-wall feast of great music by old favorites and
